Chapter 3 of Six Centuries of English Poetry is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Six Centuries of English Poetry is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan. 7. =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis. "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled. The god pursued.
Chapter 3 of Six Centuries of English Poetry is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “"As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading “=maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “The god pursued.”
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In this reading “=Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.”
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From this reading 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
speak to
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The god pursued.
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
held dear
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
a person who is being chased
From this reading The god pursued.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
cut with a saw
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Mænalus.= A mountain in Arcadia, celebrated as the favorite haunt of Pan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =maiden.= Syrinx, a nymph of Arcadia, devoted to the service of Artemis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
at the time that
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "As she was returning one day from the chase, Pan saw and loved her; but when he would address her, she fled.
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